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is the candidates -- next, it is the candidates tobeconnecticut'snextgovernor. dan malloy anton fully -- dan malloy and tom foley debated at the university of connecticut. report"k political lists this race as leans democrat. this is ian hour. >> live from the university of connecticut, the hartford current, the connecticut daily newspaper association and uconn bring you the gubernatorial debate. >> good evening, i'm from fox connecticut news. tonight, we are joined for a one-on-one debate weeks ahead of election day. here tonight is republican candidate tom foley, and our current governor and democratic candidate, dan malloy. we will cover several major topics, after which they will deliver their closing statements. here's the format. once the question is asked, each candidate will have 90 seconds to answer. they will have up to three minutes in rebuttal time, but each candidate will have only 15 minutes of rebuttal time for the entire debate. that will require some strategic discretion. joining me at the desk is jim bernstein and chris keating. the candidates have drawn cards,

is the candidates -- next, it is the candidates to be connecticut's next governor. dan malloy anton fully -- dan malloy and tom foley debated at the university of connecticut. report"k political lists this race as leans democrat. this is ian hour. >> live from the university of connecticut, the hartford current, the connecticut daily newspaper association and uconn bring you the gubernatorial debate. >> good evening, i'm from fox connecticut news. tonight, we are joined for a...

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bothers me most inut governor malloy's term stamford is that it was the cityinconnecticutwiththe largest achievement gap and he did nothing about it. he may talk about being interested in improving education but while he had the opportunity and one of connecticut's largest cities with the biggest educational challenges, he was not up to the task. he was also investigated for corruption while he was mayor and he leaves that out. listen. we have a great state workforce in connecticut. i know what it takes to run an organization that has a mission and direction to do a good job. the governor is there to serve the citizens. we need a state workforce that is the right size for the job. i believe it's the right size for the job right now. they also have to have confidence in their leadership. they have to feel secure in their jobs. they need to be well-paid, secure in their jobs. they need to know they can take care of their families while they're working and in retirement. that's the kind of leadership i want for the state workforce. to get this government working for the citizens, ge

bothers me most inut governor malloy's term stamford is that it was the city in connecticut with the largest achievement gap and he did nothing about it. he may talk about being interested in improving education but while he had the opportunity and one of connecticut's largest cities with the biggest educational challenges, he was not up to the task. he was also investigated for corruption while he was mayor and he leaves that out. listen. we have a great state workforce in connecticut. i know...

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state that's really being talked about in the national debate at all. that state isactuallyconnecticut. thedemocratic governor of connecticut, with very little national attention, dan maloy, three weeks ago, declared ebola to be a public hemt emergency and empowered connecticut's public health department mandatory quarantining orders. the leader leaves et up to public health department to deem by the commissioner to potentially have been exposed to ebola and to potentially pose a risk to others. the number of people this has effected so far is not totally clear. our count shows that eight people have been held under that mandatory quarantine in connecticut so far. these are people who are being held. this is an ordered stay fus. one of those individuals who's being held in this ordered quarantine has tested negative for ebola and still is confined to a quarantine under order of his state government. he is ready to talk for the first time and that is next. >>> we believe that quarantine is the right way to go. but it's the first application of this new set of standards that we've devel

state that's really being talked about in the national debate at all. that state is actually connecticut. the democratic governor of connecticut, with very little national attention, dan maloy, three weeks ago, declared ebola to be a public hemt emergency and empowered connecticut's public health department mandatory quarantining orders. the leader leaves et up to public health department to deem by the commissioner to potentially have been exposed to ebola and to potentially pose a risk to...

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actuallyconnecticut. democraticgovernorofconnecticutdanmalloy on october 7th, almost three weeks ago with very little national attention, dan malloy three weeks ago declared it to be a public health emergency and empowered them to constitute mandatory quarantine orders for people returning from west africa. and the order that dan malloy issued leaves it up with commissioner of public health in connecticut to decide to impose a mandatory quarantine on anyone deemed by the commissioner to potentially have been exposed to ebola and to expose a risk to others. the number of people affected so far is not clear. or count as best we can tell is that eight people have been held rnd that mandatory quarantine in connecticut so far. this is not just people self-monitoring. this is people who are being held. this is an ordered status. one of those individuals who is being held in this ordered quarantine has tested negative for ebola and yet he is still confined to a quarantine under order from his state government. he's never spoken to the media before. his identity has never been before been pu

actually connecticut. democratic governor of connecticut dan malloy on october 7th, almost three weeks ago with very little national attention, dan malloy three weeks ago declared it to be a public health emergency and empowered them to constitute mandatory quarantine orders for people returning from west africa. and the order that dan malloy issued leaves it up with commissioner of public health in connecticut to decide to impose a mandatory quarantine on anyone deemed by the commissioner to...

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democrats facing uphill re-election battles in coloradoandconnecticutanddeep fblue state of illinois where pat quinn called in the big guns with michelle obama to stump, with political newcomer bruce rauner. so, dan, these are not right wing states. these have had democratic governors for a while most voted for president obama. what's going on? >> i think something is going on in all of the states that we even blue states cannot pull themselves out of the real world. the real world right now suggests that there's a lot of economic anxiety in the united states. and those blue states like illinois, connecticut and massachusetts are in big economic trouble. the second thing that's going on is barack obama's unpopularity. it has shown to be a factor in almost all these states, note that barack obama was not in illinois, his wife was in illinois. >> even states that voted for him, there's a real undertoe from the president. >> independent voters who generally turn out in midterm elections have been trending towards the republicans, even in these blue states. you get a governor li

democrats facing uphill re-election battles in colorado and connecticut and deep fblue state of illinois where pat quinn called in the big guns with michelle obama to stump, with political newcomer bruce rauner. so, dan, these are not right wing states. these have had democratic governors for a while most voted for president obama. what's going on? >> i think something is going on in all of the states that we even blue states cannot pull themselves out of the real world. the real world...

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started today. up, the debate between the candidatesforconnecticutgovernor.then, political pollsters preview the 2014 midterm election. either we will hear from republican national committee chair. on friday, vice president joe biden will be speaking at a forum on youth employment. joining business leaders and public officials at an event hosted by the u.s. chamber of commerce foundation and the urban alliance. live coverage at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span two. at noon, another talks about his book, "predator: the secret origins of the drone revolution." >> this weekend on the c-span network, friday night at 10:00 eastern on c-span, a conversation with retired u.s. supreme court justice. on saturday night, the founder and former chair of microsoft, bill gates, on the ebola virus outbreak. the director of the smithsonian's national museum of african art. talky night, authors about war and the constitution. saturday night, heather richardson on the history of the republican party. sunday at noon, the legal affairs editor at reuters. friday, on american history tv, historians a

started today. up, the debate between the candidates for connecticut governor. then, political pollsters preview the 2014 midterm election. either we will hear from republican national committee chair. on friday, vice president joe biden will be speaking at a forum on youth employment. joining business leaders and public officials at an event hosted by the u.s. chamber of commerce foundation and the urban alliance. live coverage at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span two. at noon, another talks about...

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district inmillford,connecticut, whichdecided to exclude a 7-year-old girl because she had taken a trip to nigeria with her family to be a flower girl in a relative's wedding. again, the world health organization certified there is not any ebola in nigeria. but millford, connecticut, when they squibt at africa, it all looks like one big thing. so this little girl who is not sick, never been around a person with ebola, never been in a country that has ebola in it currently, other than the united states, this little girl, third grade, 7 years old, was being forced to stay home. what has turned out differently in millford, connecticut, though, as opposed to all those other bastions of wrong is that in millford, connecticut, the family's daughter was being excluded from school, they decided to sue. and tonight, there is late word from the family of that little girl that finally she is going to be allowed to go to school. the family sued, they reach a settlement with the millford school district tonight. the school district concedes the girl is perfectly healthy. she's had no contact wi

district in millford, connecticut, which decided to exclude a 7-year-old girl because she had taken a trip to nigeria with her family to be a flower girl in a relative's wedding. again, the world health organization certified there is not any ebola in nigeria. but millford, connecticut, when they squibt at africa, it all looks like one big thing. so this little girl who is not sick, never been around a person with ebola, never been in a country that has ebola in it currently, other than the...

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campaign rally tonight. he will stumpforconnecticut'sdemocraticgovernor dan mol loy who is locked in a dead heat with tom foley. he dropped by a west los angeles campaign office for democratic state senator there and congressional candidate ted lew. last week. and then he headlined an event behind closed doors for governor pat quinn. that's it. instead, the president has been raising money. before heading to connecticut this evening, he'll speak in union, new jersey. that is his 57th fund-raiser this year. nbc's kristen welker is at the white house for us. our white house correspondent. give us a sense, the white house carried connecticut two years ago by 17 points. not exactly a red state he's visiting today. the governor's race there basically tied up right now. can the president prove today that he can still be a net plus for some democrats? >> well, peter, he can be. the headline, though, is that you're going to see president campaigning for democratic gubernatorial candidates but he's largely sitting on the sideline when it comes to the main event. a lot of democrats locked i

campaign rally tonight. he will stump for connecticut's democratic governor dan mol loy who is locked in a dead heat with tom foley. he dropped by a west los angeles campaign office for democratic state senator there and congressional candidate ted lew. last week. and then he headlined an event behind closed doors for governor pat quinn. that's it. instead, the president has been raising money. before heading to connecticut this evening, he'll speak in union, new jersey. that is his 57th...

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are supposed to -- they are competitive. what's going on? >> one thing, if you lookatconnecticut, theworst state for economic growth in the country. dan malloy is running for re-election and has passed the biggest tax in history, which is saying a lot. and so you are really looking at what is essentially -- basically we are looking for a hedge fund, so that's one industry less than connecticut. same thing for massachusetts. >> there's no incumbent running through. duvall patrick is leaving office. >> right. he's got a -- attorney general is run for, health care costs have really become a big issue in massachusetts. ability 60% of all health care in the state is financed by the governme government. >> charlie baker is the guy to say, look, i can come in and do something about this. >>> kim, we'll turn to colorado. this democrat was past gun control legislation. >> this is a slightly different scenario. not a deep blue state but a state that nevertheless democrats felt is -- he has allied himself with the liberal wing of his party. and you're seeing a backlash among voter there is

are supposed to -- they are competitive. what's going on? >> one thing, if you look at connecticut, the worst state for economic growth in the country. dan malloy is running for re-election and has passed the biggest tax in history, which is saying a lot. and so you are really looking at what is essentially -- basically we are looking for a hedge fund, so that's one industry less than connecticut. same thing for massachusetts. >> there's no incumbent running through. duvall patrick...

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,connecticut. wepreviewed the newest one here on friday night. and tonight's "making a difference" report is about opening day and charity that was done for fun. on a startlingly beautiful october day, happy children swarmed all over the brand new playground in connecticut dedicated to dawn lafferty hochsprung, the principal who died trying to protect her students at sandy hook elementary school nearly two years ago now. after the ceremony and the flyover and the honor guard, there was raw emotion. a reading from a book that dawn loved to read to the children, it was read by one of her daughters. the young children don't understand why this playground was built, but their faces remind us what it's meant for. >> it is amazing. she would be so, so happy. >> all 26 of the memorial sandy hook playgrounds are now happy places. they're all scattered around the new york area in towns that also suffered damage from hurricane sandy. and at each one the family members pitched in. >> put my hand in the sand. >> what is your favorite job to watch and favorite job to do yourself? >> my favorit

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program known as "connecticut" should continue. >> you would support the continuationofconnecticut? >>it's a state decision. it's several states. >> would you support it? >> that's fine. yeah. i think it's fine to have a yeah. >> well, it's also insured 521,000 doctor? >> no, it hasn't. >> 85,000 of those are in the private insurance market. what would you do with them? >> what would he do? mcconnell wouldn't say. there is a bus of nuns driving across the country ahead of the mid-term elections. instead of spreading the gospel, they are encouraging people to get out there and vote, and they are trying to bring attention to so-called dark money, anonymous campaign donations. kill berly hall connection joined the numbers from louisville to lexington. >> it's just after sunrise and sister simone campbell and her fellow nuns are heading to a political rally in lexington, kentucky. they organized this bus tour to tell apathetic residents that on election day next month, the matter. >> i think what big money is doing, one is scaring people, to keep them ahead. on there is a lot of negat

program known as "connecticut" should continue. >> you would support the continuation of connecticut? >> it's a state decision. it's several states. >> would you support it? >> that's fine. yeah. i think it's fine to have a yeah. >> well, it's also insured 521,000 doctor? >> no, it hasn't. >> 85,000 of those are in the private insurance market. what would you do with them? >> what would he do? mcconnell wouldn't say. there is a bus of...

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democratic governors in trouble too in coloradoandconnecticut. butmore of them on the republican side are looking pretty chancy. >> what's the pattern? in connecticut, you had a tax increase. i know connecticut is very tax averse. is that it? >> i think americans are pretty fed up with politics and politicians. they don't think the economy is looking good for them, whatever the experts say has happened with the recovery and that's hurting governors wherever they are. >> robert, are the democrats going to point to some victories when president obama comes out and makes a statement? will he claim this victories? >> i think so. the big question is how big of a sweep will there be in the gubernatorial races. can they take out a 2016 contender in scott walker? can mary burke eke out a victory? that's my question. >> i know who will be happen if scott walker goes down. that's my colleague ed schultz. >> chris christie may be pretty happy too. >> he's in the on-deck circle waiting to move up if he wins. thank you, robert. susan, thank you for coming on. and you're as smart as i am, any day of th

democratic governors in trouble too in colorado and connecticut. but more of them on the republican side are looking pretty chancy. >> what's the pattern? in connecticut, you had a tax increase. i know connecticut is very tax averse. is that it? >> i think americans are pretty fed up with politics and politicians. they don't think the economy is looking good for them, whatever the experts say has happened with the recovery and that's hurting governors wherever they are. >>...

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negative for ebola, he was, the doctor said, one personinconnecticutwhodidn't have a virus. he is forced now under quarantine with an armed officer outside his door. ryan, i just want to be extra clear, you don't have ebola, you have never had ebola. you had no contact with anyone who has symptoms of ebola in west africa. you have been tested for ebola. the test came back negative and yet tonight you remain under state-ordered quarantine in your apartment with a police officer standing out there to make sure you don't get out or anybody is in. has anybody given you a reasonable explanation for why that is? >> yes, sadly that is the case, all that is true. nobody from the state department of public health has contacted me at all to tell me why i am in quarantine. and the connecticut guidelines as you alluded to have been shifting and unclear and it seems to be inconsistently applied. >> no one from the state health department has contacted you so how did you get put into quarantine? >> the -- while i was at the hospital, one of the doctors actually handed me a quarantine note that

negative for ebola, he was, the doctor said, one person in connecticut who didn't have a virus. he is forced now under quarantine with an armed officer outside his door. ryan, i just want to be extra clear, you don't have ebola, you have never had ebola. you had no contact with anyone who has symptoms of ebola in west africa. you have been tested for ebola. the test came back negative and yet tonight you remain under state-ordered quarantine in your apartment with a police officer standing out...

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fund-raiser in new jersey and a campaign rallyinconnecticut. eventhough the president has repeat -- leading a rally in las vegas, hours after the benghazi attacks, and this summer going forward with fundraising in new york just hour after a plane was shot down in the you can crane. cdc director says it is rarely a good idea to return to white house just for show when the situation can be handled responsibly from the road, abrupt changes in his schedule can have the unintended consequence of -- >> the fact is i hadn't zbich any thought to the political consequences of this response. >> reporter: with the president under fire for his handling of other crisises like the rise in isis, it's -- a new fox poll out tonight, 58% said things are going to hell in a hand basket. perhaps more worrying for the president's party, asked how they would vote if his policies were on the ballot, 37% said for, 33% against in fact four weeks ago, the president visited the cdc in atlanta and made this claim. >> in the unlikely event that someone with ebola does reach the united states, we're taking pre

fund-raiser in new jersey and a campaign rally in connecticut. even though the president has repeat -- leading a rally in las vegas, hours after the benghazi attacks, and this summer going forward with fundraising in new york just hour after a plane was shot down in the you can crane. cdc director says it is rarely a good idea to return to white house just for show when the situation can be handled responsibly from the road, abrupt changes in his schedule can have the unintended consequence of...

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today to both new jerseyandconnecticutinorder to stay put to meet this next hour with high level government agencies who are coordinating the government's response here to ebola. so let's get right to dallas to kick this coverage off to elizabeth cohen. as i mentioned, lots of moving parts on this story right now. let's begin with this 29-year-old health care worker there from the hospital in front of where you stand, who is she. how did this happen? >> reporter: her name is amber vincent. as you said she's a 29-year-old nurse, brooke. we don't know much more than that except we do know she's moving to emory. we don't know if that's because she requested it or maybe the hospital said look we think you would be better off elsewhere or maybe it was that a government official, state or federal said to the hospital look we think she ought to be moved. we just don't know the answers. brooke, there's one thing we're learning. at the press conference our colleague, ed lavandera asked the doctor do we know how these nurses got exposed, was there any skin exposed when they put on th

today to both new jersey and connecticut in order to stay put to meet this next hour with high level government agencies who are coordinating the government's response here to ebola. so let's get right to dallas to kick this coverage off to elizabeth cohen. as i mentioned, lots of moving parts on this story right now. let's begin with this 29-year-old health care worker there from the hospital in front of where you stand, who is she. how did this happen? >> reporter: her name is amber...

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negative for the virus two times. still, he's under a mandatory quarantineinconnecticut. there'seven a police officer parked outside his home, as well. we spoke to him via skype. >> it makes me feel criminalized. you know, not trusted. i had clearly been willing to let go of my personal freedom for some days when it made sense. >> reporter: presently, nine >> reporter: presently, nine states have issued their own guidelines that call for some sort of mandatory quarantine or form of quarantine for people returning from west africa who had contact, direct contact with an ebola patient. now, governors such as new jersey's chris christie has said ultimately they have the health and ty to protect the public health and the public safety of the people of their state. >> pelley: michelle, thank you. >> coming up next on this western edition of the cbs evening news: a growing security concern in this country. drones. and later, a helping hand. we will show you what humerus doing to save the panda. because it helps me feel fuller between meals. it's just one small change that can help lea

negative for the virus two times. still, he's under a mandatory quarantine in connecticut. there's even a police officer parked outside his home, as well. we spoke to him via skype. >> it makes me feel criminalized. you know, not trusted. i had clearly been willing to let go of my personal freedom for some days when it made sense. >> reporter: presently, nine >> reporter: presently, nine states have issued their own guidelines that call for some sort of mandatory quarantine...

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ability to deal with something like ebola. one of those democrats is rosa delauraofconnecticutfromjoins us now. it's interesting as we say, there's an intersection going on of the campaign season and election is 17 days away and this public health crisis and inhe hai inevitably these merged together. you the had the director of the n hixt h, francis collins, a sterling reputation in both political parties but makes a statement about funding levels and saying we might be a lot closer to a vaccine or have a vaccine or treatment if we had more funding and immediately gets thrown into the political, well democrats are saying there's a good point there and republicans saying it's not a good point. what do you make of his message and did it get through this week? >> let's just start here. let's put politics aside, steve, this is not a political issue. we are looking at a public health infrastructure crisis. and what we have discovered when we began to try to deal with it -- and you have to keep it in perspective, one individual contracted the disease in liberia. came here, there are two

ability to deal with something like ebola. one of those democrats is rosa delaura of connecticut from joins us now. it's interesting as we say, there's an intersection going on of the campaign season and election is 17 days away and this public health crisis and inhe hai inevitably these merged together. you the had the director of the n hixt h, francis collins, a sterling reputation in both political parties but makes a statement about funding levels and saying we might be a lot closer to a...

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anniversary of sandy hook,newtownconnecticut. wehave and chris coxe, the executive director of the nra victory fund. he talks about how the landscape has shifted since sandy hook. [video clip] >> we saw a lot of efforts to exploit what was one of the worst tragedies in american history. an array members across the want to live in state communities -- 100 percent of nra members across the country want to live in state communities. there was a chance to do something meaningful with regard to armed security and bad deficiencies in the mental health area. agenda that was proposed to not prevent the underlying tragedy. the national rifle association offers to work with any elected official who wants to work in good faith to address these underlying problems. theainly, it changed exploitation because it took it to a higher level. host: what about the policy proposals from the nra? guest: the shooting in newtown, connecticut has been at best tone deaf. their response to this tragedy and to this massacre of children in the school which is really the last most recent, most are a fake example of

anniversary of sandy hook, newtown connecticut. we have and chris coxe, the executive director of the nra victory fund. he talks about how the landscape has shifted since sandy hook. [video clip] >> we saw a lot of efforts to exploit what was one of the worst tragedies in american history. an array members across the want to live in state communities -- 100 percent of nra members across the country want to live in state communities. there was a chance to do something meaningful with...

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. he's cancelling a planned triptoconnecticutandnew jersey. instead, convening a white house meaning on ebola. the daily briefing was also postponed an hour. this is one of the many factors driving a big drop in the stock market. the dow currently down 400 points. that drop, again, in part to a tumble in u.s. airlines. this follows the news this patient flew monday night. joining me now is kristen welker. who will be attending this meeting? tell us what you know. >> well, president obama's going to meet with the heads of the agencies charged with dealing with the ebola situation here in the united states. and we know he's going to make remarks after that meeting. i anticipate he will try to reassure the public, as you point out. there are new fears today after we have learned that a second health care worker was diagnosed we bith ebola in dallas. are other hospitals throughout the country prepared to deal with new cases of ebola? of course, the answer to that in dallas is that hospital was not prepared to deal with that first patient who was sickened with the potentially dead

. he's cancelling a planned trip to connecticut and new jersey. instead, convening a white house meaning on ebola. the daily briefing was also postponed an hour. this is one of the many factors driving a big drop in the stock market. the dow currently down 400 points. that drop, again, in part to a tumble in u.s. airlines. this follows the news this patient flew monday night. joining me now is kristen welker. who will be attending this meeting? tell us what you know. >> well, president...

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commander in chief? that and coming up next john mccain andformerconnecticutsenatorjoe lieberman are here to weigh in on all of this. i ha. i took nyquil but i'm still stuffed up. nyquil cold and flu liquid gels don't unstuff your nose. really? alka-seltzer plus night rushes relief to eight symptoms of a full blown cold including your stuffy nose. (breath of relief) oh, what a relief it is. thanks. anytime. 58 seconds on the clock, what am i thinking about? foreign markets. asian debt that recognizes the shift in the global economy. you know, the kind that capitalizes on diversity across the credit spectrum and gets exposure to frontier and emerging markets. if you convert 4-quarter p/e of the s&p 500, its yield is doing a lot better... if you've had to become your own investment expert, maybe it's time for bny mellon, a different kind of wealth manager ...and black swans are unpredictable. trying to mislead you about the effects of proposition 46. well here's the truth: 46 will save lives. it will save money too. i'm bob pack, and i'm fighting for prop 46 because i lost my two child

commander in chief? that and coming up next john mccain and former connecticut senator joe lieberman are here to weigh in on all of this. i ha. i took nyquil but i'm still stuffed up. nyquil cold and flu liquid gels don't unstuff your nose. really? alka-seltzer plus night rushes relief to eight symptoms of a full blown cold including your stuffy nose. (breath of relief) oh, what a relief it is. thanks. anytime. 58 seconds on the clock, what am i thinking about? foreign markets. asian debt that...

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that governor malloyofconnecticut, governorcuomo of new york, governor christie, they are not -- they are acting because they have an absence of knowledge and actions are not based on science? >> i would say that their actions are based on their knowledge as they see it today. it's not based on scientific evidence as put out by the scientists of the world and i think as they gain more knowledge, they may continue to do the exact same thing. as we gain more knowledge, we all might want to do exactly what they're doing. we also may not want to do that. >> is there any evidence that these quarantines would discourage healthcare workers from going to places like west africa to fight ebola? you're a member of the medical community. does it work like that? does people say i want to go to west africa to help stop the spread of this disease but i won't do 21-day quarantine so i'm not going to go. >> people who usually volunteer, they volunteer for four weeks or a month. after volunteering for a month and when you come home you'll have to spend another month or three weeks on quarantin

that governor malloy of connecticut, governor cuomo of new york, governor christie, they are not -- they are acting because they have an absence of knowledge and actions are not based on science? >> i would say that their actions are based on their knowledge as they see it today. it's not based on scientific evidence as put out by the scientists of the world and i think as they gain more knowledge, they may continue to do the exact same thing. as we gain more knowledge, we all might want...

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of charg when you re-up. makes a greatxd gift as well. now the mail,shelton,connecticut. ican no longer standby and :!:á$u$e administration is doing regarding ebola. so i wrote my senators as well as my congressmen. they all responded with similar talking points that sounded like the white house. i should have known better. you did your part. connecticut's a liberal state, but not crazy liberal. let's see how the election goes. michelle shoeman, marysville, tennessee, every time pasastor jeffress comes on "the factor" he sounds reasonable, but he loses all credibility when he says -- i'll be interacting with satan, but i don't believe that. and i don't let what others say bother me at all. and you shouldn't either. marine, san antonio, texas. 2v great read, but i think killing lincoln was your best. don schultz, washington, each time i finish a killing book i say it's the best book i've ever read. now i'm saying that about killing patton. i'm going to do a poll on the four books to see which one you guys like best. betty, west virginia,r3ço'reill thank you and dennis miller for

of charg when you re-up. makes a greatxd gift as well. now the mail, shelton, connecticut. i can no longer standby and :!:á$u$e administration is doing regarding ebola. so i wrote my senators as well as my congressmen. they all responded with similar talking points that sounded like the white house. i should have known better. you did your part. connecticut's a liberal state, but not crazy liberal. let's see how the election goes. michelle shoeman, marysville, tennessee, every time pasastor...

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him defeatedinconnecticut. >>inconnecticut, whenjohn said he is my friend it used to help me. >> exactly, this is our first time on television together, john and me, we talk to each other all the time, so this is -- i don't know if it is good, like simon and garfunkel getting together again. >> let me ask you, senator lieberman, no shock and awe, no boots on the ground, we're not at war with isis, it is not an islamic state. and he misses briefings 60% of the time, what do you make of this? >> well, the statements you just cited, sean, to me are really disappointing. because they come after a pretty good strong speech by president obama at the united nations in which he took some positions that he had not taken for the previous years, recognizing the broader threat of militant islam, violent islam coming from the community. finally doing what john and i had asked him to do for three years, which is giving the syrians weapons to fight in damascus. and talking about cutting funding for the terrorist groups and developing social media to try to convince young muslims not to join

him defeated in connecticut. >> in connecticut, when john said he is my friend it used to help me. >> exactly, this is our first time on television together, john and me, we talk to each other all the time, so this is -- i don't know if it is good, like simon and garfunkel getting together again. >> let me ask you, senator lieberman, no shock and awe, no boots on the ground, we're not at war with isis, it is not an islamic state. and he misses briefings 60% of the time, what...

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the universityofconnecticut. thedebate touched on ethics, crime, business, and at the economic growth. there is a look at a portion of that debate. someone who takes the safety of our citizens seriously , i am proud of the changes made with gun laws are safer. we limit the size and capacity of the weapons that gets and four shots off in just a few minutes. that is what happened at the sandy hook school. we have also said that we don't want additional of these weapons of mass destruction to be sold in our state. i believe in all of that. i believe that we need to invest in mental health. that is why we are doing it as well. opponent is telling me that he would repeal that law. that law that allowed us to lower homicides in connecticut by 32% in 2013. that law that is making children safer in schools and on the streets of bridgeport, hartford, new haven. that law which we came together on a bipartisan basis. the minority leader of the state senate championed that legislation and the urban environment challenged it -- championed it as well. tom fully will repeal it. i will never,

the university of connecticut. the debate touched on ethics, crime, business, and at the economic growth. there is a look at a portion of that debate. someone who takes the safety of our citizens seriously , i am proud of the changes made with gun laws are safer. we limit the size and capacity of the weapons that gets and four shots off in just a few minutes. that is what happened at the sandy hook school. we have also said that we don't want additional of these weapons of mass destruction to...

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-terms after two dnc events. he then headstoconnecticuttoraise money for senate democrats. >>> also today florida senator marco rubio will try to unseat todd brown's seat. it will be streamed live on nbc walk.com. check it out. >> that will do it. we are "way too early." "morning joe" starts right now. we are doing our entire living room in stainless steel. >> very good. good morning, everybody. tuesday, october 7th. look at that times square. it's buzzing or still is. with us on set, we have associate professor from columbia school of university,

-terms after two dnc events. he then heads to connecticut to raise money for senate democrats. >>> also today florida senator marco rubio will try to unseat todd brown's seat. it will be streamed live on nbc walk.com. check it out. >> that will do it. we are "way too early." "morning joe" starts right now. we are doing our entire living room in stainless steel. >> very good. good morning, everybody. tuesday, october 7th. look at that times square. it's...

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incumbent candidates. the first lady stumps for the governorofconnecticutonthursday. lester. >> thank you. >>> when "nbc nightly news" continues on this sunday. while marijuana is legal in colorado for adults, concern over students sneaking in the classroom. >>> and later in high school, where the football players are teaming up ♪ man: [ laughs ] those look like baby steps now. but they were some pretty good moves. and the best move of all? having the right partner at my side. it's so much better that way. [ male announcer ] have the right partner at your side. consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. go long. insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. it hurts. you doin'? this is what it can be like to have shingles, a painful, blistering rash. if you had chicken pox, the shingles virus is already inside you. 1 in 3 people will get shingles in their lifetime. i wish that there was something i could do to help. the shingles rash can last up to 30 days. talk to your doctor or pharmacist about your risk. just tak

incumbent candidates. the first lady stumps for the governor of connecticut on thursday. lester. >> thank you. >>> when "nbc nightly news" continues on this sunday. while marijuana is legal in colorado for adults, concern over students sneaking in the classroom. >>> and later in high school, where the football players are teaming up ♪ man: [ laughs ] those look like baby steps now. but they were some pretty good moves. and the best move of all? having the...

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. still raining this morning across massachusetts and areasaroundconnecticut. wepicked up 3 inches of rain around boston. it was a prolonged storm we had to deal with over the last couple days there. as far as the storm itself, it'll exit today. weather will improve. this weekend in the northeast will be about 100 times better. miami, watch out for heavy rain. i tell you what, this weekend, 60s in the east coast, 70s and 80s in the middle of the country. there's that rain in san francisco on saturday. by the time we get to sunday, this is -- we're finally -- i don't mind having bad weather in the middle of the week, as long as the weekend is okay. >> baltimore looks okay? >> you going to baltimore? >> parents weekend at johns hopkins. >> that's exciting. we've had extraordinary weather this fall. i'll take bad wednesdays or thursdays. it's always sunny on friday and saturday. >> and sunday. i love that. coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," the latest on the condition of new york's first ebola patient. plus, what do new yorkers need to know about the virus? we'r

. still raining this morning across massachusetts and areas around connecticut. we picked up 3 inches of rain around boston. it was a prolonged storm we had to deal with over the last couple days there. as far as the storm itself, it'll exit today. weather will improve. this weekend in the northeast will be about 100 times better. miami, watch out for heavy rain. i tell you what, this weekend, 60s in the east coast, 70s and 80s in the middle of the country. there's that rain in san francisco on...

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supposed to go backtoconnecticutatsome point, but it is unclear when he'll do so. >> any indication that the president might address this concern directly in a speech or republicans?to is there anything along those grounds? >> we do not know if he will or he won't. that's something we will be watching closely today. >> talking about the white house response to ebola. there is a story on "the washington post" web site. thank you. >> thank you. >> again, you are hearing the president is canceling some of his travel plans for today. he did yesterday as well. he met this morning with his defense secretary, chuck hague l. other hearings today, a defense briefing. they are hearing from home from our ambassador in liberia. we will have that for you on c-span2. also covering a joint briefing today with a state department spokesman and the defense department spokesman coming up this afternoon. look for coverage later on the c-span network and at c-span.org. here at c-span, in just over 18 minutes, we will take you inside the hearing, as the oversite subcommittee on energy and commerce. we'll

supposed to go back to connecticut at some point, but it is unclear when he'll do so. >> any indication that the president might address this concern directly in a speech or republicans?to is there anything along those grounds? >> we do not know if he will or he won't. that's something we will be watching closely today. >> talking about the white house response to ebola. there is a story on "the washington post" web site. thank you. >> thank you. >>...

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appearances coming up starting tomorrowinconnecticut. >>chris jansing at the white house for us. chris, thanks. >>> which brings us to chuck todd, our political director. moderator of "meet the press." with us in the studio. chuck, let's put it this way, three weeks to go, give us three races to watch. >> normally the president's unpopularity should be enough for republicans to get control of the senate. but three races i'm watching that are the big hurdles. one of their hurdles is organization. no state's more emblematic of the democratic party's organizational advantage than iowa. there's a very close race. the democrat bruce braley, the republican joni ernst. as iowa senate goes, so goes control of the united states senate. it's negative, it's nasty, like every other race. then there are two other races that present a unique hurdle for the republicans. that's kansas and south dakota. independent candidates are surging. in kansas greg orman. in south dakota, it's a former republican senator turned independent, larry pressler. both of them could basically steal what were republican su

appearances coming up starting tomorrow in connecticut. >> chris jansing at the white house for us. chris, thanks. >>> which brings us to chuck todd, our political director. moderator of "meet the press." with us in the studio. chuck, let's put it this way, three weeks to go, give us three races to watch. >> normally the president's unpopularity should be enough for republicans to get control of the senate. but three races i'm watching that are the big hurdles....

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there. this past week we visitedwatertown,connecticut, tosee how the idea has grown and how playgrounds are helping heal the hurt from a violent, modern day tragedy of a different kind. by this time next week it'll seem like children have always laughed and played here. and they won't all know why it's here. they don't have to. but we do. for the men and women working on it, this is emotional work. this is number 26. you see the number on hoodies and signs around this site. but this is what it stands for. there were 26 victims of the newtown shootings at sandy hook elementary school. and now there's a playground somewhere for all of them, a beautiful place for each beautiful face. and this last one is for the woman who looked over them all, the principal. all of this was the idea of one man, retired firefighter bill laven. >> celebrates who these children were, who the teachers were, their favorite color. doesn't talk about how they left us but rather the color pink and purple and butterflies. >> reporter: bill had another idea, to build the playgrounds in towns that were ha

there. this past week we visited watertown, connecticut, to see how the idea has grown and how playgrounds are helping heal the hurt from a violent, modern day tragedy of a different kind. by this time next week it'll seem like children have always laughed and played here. and they won't all know why it's here. they don't have to. but we do. for the men and women working on it, this is emotional work. this is number 26. you see the number on hoodies and signs around this site. but this is what...

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general of illinoisandconnecticuthavelong been involved in an investigation of hacking of jp morgan chase. >>> thousands of greeks are protesting against extra austerity ahead of the government's 2015 draft budget. workers, students and pensioners marched with flags and banners in athens and called on the government to change economic policies that they say are criminalleling thei--crippling their life. >>> the government insists that it is still in control. but pro russian separatists continue taking over. >> reporter: this is what is left of donetsk airport. today it has been the focus of intense fighting. these pictures were taken on friday. they show the pro russian separatists attacking government forces. equipped with heavy weapons designed to take out armored vehicles. >> they are almost gone. in fact, they held a very small part of the airport. their time is almost over. soon we will smoke them out of there. >> reporter: the airport is a main target for straightists which why they have thrown tanks and other heavy artillery towards the battle. for its part they have t

general of illinois and connecticut have long been involved in an investigation of hacking of jp morgan chase. >>> thousands of greeks are protesting against extra austerity ahead of the government's 2015 draft budget. workers, students and pensioners marched with flags and banners in athens and called on the government to change economic policies that they say are criminalleling thei--crippling their life. >>> the government insists that it is still in control. but pro...

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massachusetts,connecticut, maybeeven maryland. a long shot but possible. >> aimee michael, tamy, stu, se. >> woodruff: now to the crisis in ukraine, where citizens sent a clear message to russian president vladimir putin this weekend. chief foreign affairs correspondent margaret warner reports. >> warner: voters in war-torn ukraine made a decisive turn toward to europe and away from russia with sunday's parliamentary election. president petro poroshenko, elected in may, hailed the outcome today. >> i think that this election was another test that ukraine successfully passed for the democracy, for the openness, for the freedom. >> warner: with more than 60 percent of votes tallied, the big winners were the two main, pro-western parties: poroshenko's bloc, and the popular front party of his governing ally, prime minister arseniy yatsenyuk. >> ( translated ): the basis of the new coalition is the association agreement with the european union. and this is must be the basis for the coalition agreement >> warner: such an agreement to integrate ukraine economically with europe was reje

massachusetts, connecticut, maybe even maryland. a long shot but possible. >> aimee michael, tamy, stu, se. >> woodruff: now to the crisis in ukraine, where citizens sent a clear message to russian president vladimir putin this weekend. chief foreign affairs correspondent margaret warner reports. >> warner: voters in war-torn ukraine made a decisive turn toward to europe and away from russia with sunday's parliamentary election. president petro poroshenko, elected in may,...

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in states like iowaandconnecticut, excuseme,illinoisandconnecticut. what'sgoing on with that? why are so many incumbents in trouble? >> well, the example you bring up is a fascinating one. if there's any state you expect it's impossible to go too far to the right, it's kansas. we're seeing a rebellion of moderate and conservative republicans against sort of the sharp tact to the right he's pursued. in other states, i think you mentioned colorado, you know, there's sort of a number, obviously wisconsin is sort of a big one. these are referendums on -- where people are sort of uneasy for a number of reasons. they're not quite sure that, you know, the economy and, you know, america's place in the world is certain, headed on the right track, and these are moments when people are sort of nervous and hopefully, well, republicans certainly hope that they'll be able to motivate their base by scaring people and tying them to the president. >> alex, thank you so much. now we have some breaking news out of yemen. a disturbing video of a suicide bombing in yemen earlier today. we warn yo

in states like iowa and connecticut, excuse me, illinois and connecticut. what's going on with that? why are so many incumbents in trouble? >> well, the example you bring up is a fascinating one. if there's any state you expect it's impossible to go too far to the right, it's kansas. we're seeing a rebellion of moderate and conservative republicans against sort of the sharp tact to the right he's pursued. in other states, i think you mentioned colorado, you know, there's sort of a...

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. president obama is canceling his trip today to new jerseyandconnecticut. hesays he is holding and ebola meeting with his cabinet. the president is expected to make remarks at a campaign rally today. again, the president can sling that trip to new jersey and connecticut. he will be holding a meeting with his cabinet to discuss ebola. chuck hagel is a keynote speaker association,rmy live coverage set to begin at onut 12:30 p.m. eastern c-span. and here is a portion of today's "washington journal," looking at the midterm elections. we are joined by tim phillips, president of americans for prosperity. mr. phillips, who are the americans for prosperity? we are 2.3 americans from all walks of life in all 50 states focused on making sure every american has their best shot at the american dream. we think the american gene is best achieved through economic freedom. a 501(c) nonprofit. what does that mean? guest: we issue education efforts. we are allowed in limited .acitti -- capacity in united states senate, but that is only a portion and a cannot be roughly half of what has been raised i

. president obama is canceling his trip today to new jersey and connecticut. he says he is holding and ebola meeting with his cabinet. the president is expected to make remarks at a campaign rally today. again, the president can sling that trip to new jersey and connecticut. he will be holding a meeting with his cabinet to discuss ebola. chuck hagel is a keynote speaker association,rmy live coverage set to begin at onut 12:30 p.m. eastern c-span. and here is a portion of today's...

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connecticutandinstead stayed back in washington and convened an emergency cabinet meeting to deal with the ebola crisis. we're also just learning tonight that the president has canceled planned trips to rhode island and new york for tomorrow. again, he will remain at the white house tomorrow to work on the ebola crisis instead of doing that domestic travel. even texas governor rick perry, who was very happy to stay on the campaign trail in iowa, as texas we now know bungled the first diagnosis of ebola in his home state, even rick perry decided to cut short his european trip and come back to texas and communicate with people about it. when the news broke today that the second nurse to be infected flew yesterday on a cleveland plane on a cleveland to dallas flight while she already had a low grade fever, health authorities caution that that low grade fever itself was not enough of a symptom for her to pose a significant risk of transmitting the virus to any other passengers on that plane, but still frontier airlines took that plane offline today for intensive cleaning. the cdc is now as

connecticut and instead stayed back in washington and convened an emergency cabinet meeting to deal with the ebola crisis. we're also just learning tonight that the president has canceled planned trips to rhode island and new york for tomorrow. again, he will remain at the white house tomorrow to work on the ebola crisis instead of doing that domestic travel. even texas governor rick perry, who was very happy to stay on the campaign trail in iowa, as texas we now know bungled the first...

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connecticut. theretheuniversityofconnecticutdidthe right thing. they did an investigation of the hazing. and then, they decided to ban the sorority and fraternity that they found were responsible for it. that's zero tolerance for hazing. because hazing can be harmful to students. and parents don't send their young people to schools to high schools, or to colleges, to have them harmed, to have them injured. and that is why this school needed to stop the football season. i'm sure they didn't want to hurt players who weren't hazing. but they needed to take responsibility and stop this practice. >> and that lead me to this. even with these allegations, dr. lifkins, some parents are angry about the suspension of the season. how difficult must it have been for the person, that's eventually did blow the whistle to speak out about what is going on? >> that person is brave and should be honored but is probably afraid to come forward. you know, we need to show people that it is important to report hazing and to stop it because actually they're saving many, many other kids. on that team and

connecticut. there the university of connecticut did the right thing. they did an investigation of the hazing. and then, they decided to ban the sorority and fraternity that they found were responsible for it. that's zero tolerance for hazing. because hazing can be harmful to students. and parents don't send their young people to schools to high schools, or to colleges, to have them harmed, to have them injured. and that is why this school needed to stop the football season. i'm sure they...

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by the legal community, by the medical community.inconnecticut, wehad a court case where the judge explicitly said that our manslaughter substitute includes self killing by people with terminal illness. only people that favor assisted suicide say this is somehow different than assisted suicide. >> that's not true of all courts. several states have now passed law that is help people to decide whether to take their own life. >> of our 50 states, there's a very few handful, the cancer society, the american cancer society is opposed to assisted suicide. all the medical professionals are opposed. >> that's not true at all. the american public health association is supportive, the american medical women's association san diego padres aid in dying and in the states where aid in dying is permitted, assisted suicide is actually still illegal. this is considered different. >> because of the mental competency? >> because of the mental competency and the fact that the person is going to die very soon, just as the people who jumped out of the world trade center, we wouldn't say they were commit

by the legal community, by the medical community. in connecticut, we had a court case where the judge explicitly said that our manslaughter substitute includes self killing by people with terminal illness. only people that favor assisted suicide say this is somehow different than assisted suicide. >> that's not true of all courts. several states have now passed law that is help people to decide whether to take their own life. >> of our 50 states, there's a very few handful, the...

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connecticutandnew jersey. this has really moved into the realm of the midterm elections. i say unfortunately. democrats are saying they want to blame the republicans on this because the problem here is a result of across-the-board budget cuts which by the way people in both parties allowed to occur. and republicans are using this as a measure of the president's competency. they're saying, you need to stop these flights in from these three countries in africa. and they're trying to sort of broaden this as an issue of, is the president competent, is he really in charge? and so unfortunately it's playing out in the midterms and the president will -- you'll be seeing pictures of the president today with his cabinet to talk about emergency preparedness. >> cabinet agencies coordinating this ebola crisis. gloria, stand by. sanjay, elizabeth cohen, i want everyone to stand by. we'll continue the breaking news coverage. a second patient, another nurse in dallas, now contracting ebola. she's about to be airlifted to emory university hospital in atlanta. much more of the breaking news ri

connecticut and new jersey. this has really moved into the realm of the midterm elections. i say unfortunately. democrats are saying they want to blame the republicans on this because the problem here is a result of across-the-board budget cuts which by the way people in both parties allowed to occur. and republicans are using this as a measure of the president's competency. they're saying, you need to stop these flights in from these three countries in africa. and they're trying to sort of...

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governorofconnecticut. >>and i know you'll be monitoring all of that. thank you very much. we appreciate that report. want to let you know cleveland mayor frank jackson is giving a press conference. let's dip in and listen to that. >>. >> see if there's anything that may wind up being suspicious to them, so i really appreciate you coming here for that also. now, the health department, ems, emergency medical system and several other partners and agencies we've been working in preparing for potential ebola situation in cleveland. that's been a discussion so far because there was no reason to put it into an action. but the health director will talk to you about actions that were taken when she speaks. today we were notified by frontier airlines and the cdc that an airplane at hopkins transported a person now diagnosed with ebola. now, the cdc is handling that situation and is really on top of that. however, we are taking additional steps and an abundance of caution. it's important to note at this point, to the best of our knowledge, that we have not had any cases of ebola in the

governor of connecticut. >> and i know you'll be monitoring all of that. thank you very much. we appreciate that report. want to let you know cleveland mayor frank jackson is giving a press conference. let's dip in and listen to that. >>. >> see if there's anything that may wind up being suspicious to them, so i really appreciate you coming here for that also. now, the health department, ems, emergency medical system and several other partners and agencies we've been working...

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just to keep himself on his toes. he had a story about the lights going out attheconnecticutlegislature.he would change the name of the speaker of the legislature, just to see if the reporters were on their toes. >> he is a warmhearted guy. what is your reaction? >> you got the right guy. i had him waiting in there for you today. you know what people's image, my image, there is a lot of my image tied up in that movie. "all the president's men." i don't know. any answer is self-serving. i care a lot about people. i think an editor is given a certain amount of brains and energy. he is really a coach. he tries to find the best players and give them the best plays. >> what i was getting at is when you read any article about you, people try to characterize you. his walk is jaunty. have you ever read a piece where you said, that is hogwash? >> i am always impressed at how people who do try to do stories about you feed off each other. the raspy voice, i have a raspy voice. my father used to say, we have a wart on our larynx. i don't take myself seriously. if that makes you jaunty,

just to keep himself on his toes. he had a story about the lights going out at the connecticut legislature. he would change the name of the speaker of the legislature, just to see if the reporters were on their toes. >> he is a warmhearted guy. what is your reaction? >> you got the right guy. i had him waiting in there for you today. you know what people's image, my image, there is a lot of my image tied up in that movie. "all the president's men." i don't know. any...

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this morning for areas of rhode islandandconnecticut, boston,all the way down to the cape. kind of going to be a gloomy wednesday. it will be with us through much of the day. maybe some minor travel problems with the low ceilings at the airports from new york city up into boston. a few sprinkles right around d.c. bring the umbrella. light showers for i'd say throughout the next 15 minutes or so and then that should be clearing out. as far as other weather concerns go today, we are going to watch some strong storms possible in areas of the middle of the country. but overall, i don't expect a lot of tornadoes or anything like that. so thomas, the other thing we have to mention is that the leaves are getting near peak in a lot of areas. unfortunately it looks like a big rainstorm for new england on saturday. so that's not great for the leaves. >> so limited leaf-viewing season. >> peeps, yeah. >> bill, thank you, sir. appreciate it. >>> coming up on "morning joe," how concerned should americans be about the threat of ebola now that it's on u.s. soil? >>> when we come back here, we

this morning for areas of rhode island and connecticut, boston, all the way down to the cape. kind of going to be a gloomy wednesday. it will be with us through much of the day. maybe some minor travel problems with the low ceilings at the airports from new york city up into boston. a few sprinkles right around d.c. bring the umbrella. light showers for i'd say throughout the next 15 minutes or so and then that should be clearing out. as far as other weather concerns go today, we are going to...